Megalorhipida
Sign in to saveMegalorhipida is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1935. Species in this genus are distributed in pantropical and subtropical climates. The species typically nests on host plants in the families Nyctaginaceae, Amaranthaceae, Fabaceae, Goodeniaceae, Asteraceae, and Verbenaceae. The generic name is often misspelled as Megalorrhipida. The species formerly placed in the genus Antarches are now considered to belong to this genus.
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Megalorhipida is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1935. Species in this genus are distributed in pantropical and subtropical climates. The species typically nests on host plants in the families Nyctaginaceae, Amaranthaceae, Fabaceae, Goodeniaceae, Asteraceae, and Verbenaceae. The generic name is often misspelled as Megalorrhipida. The species formerly placed in the genus Antarches are now considered to belong to this genus.
==Species== Megalorhipida angusta Arenberger, 2002 Megalorhipida deboeri Gielis, 2003 Megalorhipida dubiosa Gielis, 2006 Megalorhipida dulcis (Walsingham, 1915) Megalorhipida fissa Arenberger, 2002 Megalorhipida gielisi Rose and Pooni, 2003 Megalorhipida leptomeres (Meyrick, 1886) Megalorhipida leucodactyla (Fabricius, 1793) Megalorhipida madoris Gielis & de Vos, 2007 Megalorhipida monsa Bippus, 2020 Megalorhipida palaestinensis (Fabricius, 1793) (type) Megalorhipida paradefectalis Rose and Pooni, 2003 Megalorhipida paraiso Gielis, 2006 Megalorhipida parvula Arenberger, 2010 Megalorhipida prolai (Gibeaux, 1994) Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis (Gielis, 1989) Megalorhipida tessmanni (Strand, 1912) Megalorhipida vivax (Meyrick, 1909)
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